From My Heart to Yours!

I guess this season just brings out the busy bee in me! Last year Dianne and I bought this huge lot of antique Frozen Charlottes on Ebay. As I understand it, they were buried under an old factory in Germany. They are broken and discolored and AWESOME! So here is my Valentine for those unloved vintage throw-a-ways! I think this honors them in a magnificent way! I will be putting these in Whimzy! on Sunday! Don't forget-Old Town Tustin Vintage Fleamarket is this Sunday too! See you there!

My Art Box

This is my art box. This once ment to be a tackle box was bought for me when I started college. Needless to say it has been my friend for many years. When you open the latches they "click" and kind of swing around.

Sometimes they get stuck and you have to try again.

It smells like pencils and acrylics, and ink. It is stained with oil pastels and gunky art gum erasers. But...it has stayed with me all this time to occasionally be re-born as a carrier of whatever-suits-my-fancy.

In its former life it held beading supplies-at least on side of it did. It has recently been reincarnated as my collage carrier. As you can see it is full of treasure just waiting to be attached to some wonderful keep-me-up-all-night concoction. I took some time to organize the bits and pieces today. It is the kind of activity that makes your mind go quiet. There's not much going on in my brain most days, but putting pretty things in their cubbies just puts me at peace. Of course now that my favorite college buddy and my fun collection of artful things are in order I don't want to mess them up! I know that tonight in that twilight sleepy time, memories of today will become the inspirations for tomorrow and I will be making a new mess of things soon!

Inspirational women

Well tomorrow is Mother's day, and of course my Mom is one of the driving forces behind the person I have come to be. I am grateful for all she has given me and look forward to spending time with her tomorrow.

Their are 2 other wonderful women I would like to pay homage to as well. In the photo the person on the left is my sissy Dianne. She has been a huge part of my life in so many ways. My maid of honor, my childrens crazy aunty, my motivator to get my artistic act together, & more recently my very bestest friend. I can't tell you the amount of time we spend talking to eachother & laughing together each day! And who better to snap me out of a funk and hold me accountable for who I am.

The person in the middle is my cousin, Erin. We were married about the same time. We had our first born sons about the same time. We had our second born daughters about the same time, and then she had another daughter and I fell behind alittle. Then I had another daughter and then to top it off she had yet another daughter. For those of you that have lost count that's Erin 4 kids and me 3! So we have shared the bond of motherhood for almost 16 years now. She has been a wonderful support system for me. When I thought I was crazy I would talk to her and find out she was crazy too! It was so nice to have another person going through the same stages with me. We have learned so much from each other and she has enriched my life tremendously!

So to these 2 women, one who is an Aunty and one who is a fellow Mom-I salute you with all my heart, I praise you with the song of angels (Aaaaaaaaaaaaahhh! You have to make the sound!) and I thank you both for the friendship and love you have blessed me with for so many wonderful years. HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!